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German port companies are asking the union to resort to arbitration to unblock the renewal of the contract of port workers
Today a 24-hour strike begins on the docks of Germany
July 14, 2022
Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe (ZDS), the association representing port undertakings in the negotiations, considers instead that the proposed global increase of +12.5% is more who generous: "consumers and companies - noted the ZDS negotiator, Ulrike Riedel - they are already seriously affected by global supply chain disruptions and ver.di calls for a 48-hour strike despite an offer from the +12,5%. This - Riedel denounced - is irresponsible. While wage agreements are currently underway in sectors comparable to sometimes much lower conditions - specified the representative of the association - ver.di insists on the maxim request. This damages not only the reputation and the international competitiveness of our ports and Germany as a trading partner, but also threatens the existence of many companies and will increase the pressure on jobs." Noting that the negotiations have, with all evidence, come to a deadlock, Riedel urged ver.di, in consideration the enormous importance of ports for the supply of consumers and the economy, "to finally accept arbitration, so that a solution can be found.'
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Zentralverband der deutschen Seehafenbetriebe (ZDS), the association representing port undertakings in the negotiations, considers instead that the proposed global increase of +12.5% is more who generous: "consumers and companies - noted the ZDS negotiator, Ulrike Riedel - they are already seriously affected by global supply chain disruptions and ver.di calls for a 48-hour strike despite an offer from the +12,5%. This - Riedel denounced - is irresponsible. While wage agreements are currently underway in sectors comparable to sometimes much lower conditions - specified the representative of the association - ver.di insists on the maxim request. This damages not only the reputation and the international competitiveness of our ports and Germany as a trading partner, but also threatens the existence of many companies and will increase the pressure on jobs." Noting that the negotiations have, with all evidence, come to a deadlock, Riedel urged ver.di, in consideration the enormous importance of ports for the supply of consumers and the economy, "to finally accept arbitration, so that a solution can be found.'
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
